anachronism
1 use
The printed version is an expensive anachronism from an earlier time.
anachronism = something out of place for it's time - typically something that belongs in the past
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| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 0 uses in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Chapter 14 |
appropriate
1 use
1 —1 use as in:
it is appropriate
These clothes aren't appropriate for work.
appropriate = suitable (fitting)
Definition
Generally this sense of appropriate means:suitable (fitting) for a particular situation
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| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 28 uses in 10 avg bks |
| SAT®* | top 100 |
| 1st use | Chapter 2 |
elaborate
1 use
1 —1 use as in:
an elaborate design
It's part of her elaborate plan for getting accepted at Harvard.
elaborate = complicated
Definition
Generally this sense of elaborate means:having details and complexity — sometimes fancy or ornate
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| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 7 uses in 10 avg bks |
| SAT®* | top 2000 |
| 1st use | Chapter 15 |
engrossed
1 use
She was so engrossed in her conversation, she didn't realize the bell had rung.
engrossed = with all attention focused
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| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 3 uses in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Chapter 4 |
entwined
1 use
Our lives are entwined.
entwined = interconnected or twisted together
Definition
Generally entwined means:interconnected (not easily separated) or twisted together
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| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 3 uses in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Chapter 13 |
glower
3 uses
Shake hands and stop glowering at each other.
glowering = staring angrily
Definition
Generally glower means:to stare angrily
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| Book | 3 uses |
| Library | 6 uses in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Chapter 1 |
inane
1 use
I can't take any more of her inane ideas.
inane = lacking substance (or silly)
Definition
Generally inane means:lacking substance - perhaps silly
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| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 1 use in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Chapter 3 |
ingenious
1 use
It is an ingenious solution to the problem. It is as reliable as it is easy.
ingenious = showing cleverness and originality
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| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 4 uses in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Chapter 11 |
listless
1 use
She was listless and bored.
listless = lacking energy and normal enthusiasm
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| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 4 uses in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Chapter 10 |
morbid
1 use
1 —1 use as in:
a morbid curiosity
She has a morbid interest in death.
morbid = disturbing
Definition
Generally this sense of morbid means:suggesting death and decay; or an unhealthy interest in disturbing thoughts — such as of death or cruelty
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| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 2 uses in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Chapter 8 |
morose
1 use
She drank alone in the corner, looking morose.
morose = unhappy
Definition
Generally morose means:unhappy — often with a withdrawn personality
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| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 2 uses in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Chapter 8 |
mortified
1 use
She was mortified when her father questioned the boy who came to pick her up.
mortified = exceedingly embarrassed, ashamed, or humiliated
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| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 7 uses in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Chapter 6 |
nonchalant
1 use
I could tell she was nervous, but she was trying to look nonchalant.
nonchalant = calm and unconcerned
Definition
Generally nonchalant means:calm in manner — appearing unconcerned
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| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 7 uses in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Chapter 3 |
notorious
1 use
He was a notorious drug dealer.
notorious = well known for something bad
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| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 9 uses in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Chapter 3 |
oblivious
1 use
She is oblivious to the dangers.
oblivious = unaware of
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| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 11 uses in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Chapter 12 |
ogre
1 use
Shrek, the lovable green ogre.
ogre = a giant from a fairy tale
Definition
Generally ogre means:fairy tales: a frightening giant — especially one who likes to eat people
or:
an evil, hideous, and frightening person
or:
an evil, hideous, and frightening person
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| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 2 uses in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Chapter 11 |
placate
1 use
She's trying to walk a line that will placate both farmers and environmentalists.
placate = calm someone who is or may become angry or concerned
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| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 3 uses in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Chapter 1 |
stoic
1 use
She suffered quietly, courageously, with a stoic acceptance of her illness.
stoic = unemotional
Definition
Generally stoic means:seeming unaffected by pleasure, pain, or emotions
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| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 6 uses in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Chapter 2 |
unobtrusive
1 use
The web site has a lot of ads, but they are unobtrusively placed on the far right of the screen.
unobtrusively = fitting in so as not to attract much attention or disturb
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| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 2 uses in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Chapter 8 |
zeal
1 use
She attacks each challenge with zeal.
zeal = active interest and enthusiasm
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| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 4 uses in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Chapter 11 |